Kokei Kobayashi

Training under Kajita Hanko is recorded. The field of work recorded is painting. Positions recorded include Imperial Household Artist. Work by Kokei Kobayashi is recorded in the collections of Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art and Taipei Fine Arts Museum. Distinctions recorded are Order of Culture and Person of Cultural Merit.

• Name — Kokei Kobayashi • Birth Name — Shigeru Kobayashi • Born — 11 February 1883 • Birthplace — Takada, Niigata Prefecture, Japan • Died — 3 April 1957 • Field — Painter • Training — Kajita, Hanko • Movement — Nihonga • Awards — Order of Culture(1950), Person of Cultural Merit(1951)

He became an orphan early in his life, at the age of 17 he moved to Tokyo and studied traditional Japanese painting at Kajita Hanko. Later he became one of the most notable members in the Restored Japan Academy of Art. Initially, he painted traditional subject matter ("Taketori monogatari"-1914 as an example) but later he continued with still life and contemporary scenes. His famous works include: "Amida-dō" (1914), "Ideyu" (1918) and "Kami" (1931). He was friends with Tamako Kataoka (1905–2008). He was awarded the Order of Culture.

• Illustration — Fruit (1910) • Illustration — In the Bath (1918) • Illustration — Magnolia Tree (1919) • Illustration — Hair (Unknown Date) • Illustration — Turkey (1928) • Illustration — White flowers and bird (1930s) • Illustration — "Cherry Blossom" (1930s) • Illustration — Crane (1928)